Home / 40,455.05-60,241.84-40,012.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,455.05, 60,241.84 and 40,012.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,455.05, 60,241.84 and 40,012.85 is: 59,583.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,455.05 : 60,241.84 = 40,012.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,455.05/60,241.84 = 40,012.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,455.05x = 60,241.84 × 40,012.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,455.05x = 2,410,447,758.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,410,447,758.22/40,455.05
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,583.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.